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The Daughter of Jairus and the Book of Leviticus
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
The Daughter of Jairus and the Book of Leviticus
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Jul 2, 2006
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Podcast episode
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In order to understand the power of our Gospel reading for this week, we must attend to the book of Leviticus. In that great rule-book of Israelite life, we hear that contact with a hemorrhaging woman or with a corpse would result in ritual uncleanliness. When Jesus touches the hemorrhaging woman and the dead daughter of Jairus, he is not made unclean; in fact he makes them clean. In so doing, he redefines what it means to be a member of the true people of Israel.
Released:
Jul 2, 2006
Format:
Podcast episode
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